A practical tool for consultants working in the area of noise abatement and control. Offers a comprehensive discussion of the theoretical principles and concepts of noise control and provide a range of practical applications of current noise-control technology. The book provides a sound base for understanding and solving the real-life problems. It contains a large bibliography and comprehensive glossaries to make the information easily accessible.

'Engineering Contracts' is intended for those who wish to acquire skills in drafting, negotiating and working with commercial and engineering contracts. It aims to bring a different approach to the subject; combining the traditional legal perspective of the law of contract with the needs of the commercial manager or engineer who is seeking solutions to technical and commercial problems.

A comprehensive coverage of major engineering subdivisions, including electronics, controls, fluids, and more, with special emphasis on mechanical engineering. Chapters have been rewritten and revised to combine solid coverage of engineering fundamentals with up-to-date developments in the field since the publication of the previous edition.

This guide provides you with practical information to understand commissioning, testing, troubleshooting and repairs-everything you need to know about fiber optic communications systems.

A complete reference book for drilling, piping and productions situations.

The measurement and control of frequency is fundamental to many areas of electronics technology. A thorough and comprehensive reference guide for engineers in communications, radar, remote sensing, microwave and RF design, infra-red and optoelectronics and for experimental physicists in many disciplines. This book will be invaluable to engineers and experimental physicists working with frequencies from a few Hertz to 10 Hertz, going from the classical to the quantum domain.

Using a classical viewpoint, this Second Edition offers a comprehensive treatment of engineering thermodynamics in order to provide a sound basis for subsequent courses in heat transfer and fluid mechanics and to prepare students to use thermodynamics in professional practice. New features include more than 1300 end-of-chapter problems ranging from confidence-building exercises to more challenging issues that may involve systems with several components, including numerous problems requiring the use of a computer.

This definitive book presents the fundamentals of both Neural Networks and Fuzzy Systems technologies, and demonstrates how to combine the unique capabilities of these two technologies for the greatest advantage. Steering clear of unnecessary mathematics, the book highlights a wide range of dynamic possibilities and offers numerous examples to illuminate key concepts.

Provides readers with an introduction to geology with a focus on real-world applications. Case histories in nearly every chapter help emphasize the relationship between geology and engineering. Has a solid background in the basics of geology including mineralogy, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, structural geology and plate tectonics, weathering and erosion, rivers, coastlines, and glaciers. Coverage of volcanic hazards: Mt. Pinatubo, Hawaiian volcanoes, Lake Nyos gas explosion, Nevado del Ruiz mud flow.

The Second Edition has been extensively revised and updated to reflect recent advances. While retaining the pedagogical structure that made its predecessor a superb tool for both teaching and professional research. Special emphasis is placed on areas of research that have been particularly active in recent years. New coverage includes: chemical durability (the reaction of glass with water). and the reaction of gasses with glass.

Presents a comprehensive, accessible and readily usable reference to the necessary formulations, numerical schemes, and innovative solution techniques for solving problems of heat and mass transfer and related fluid flows. Grouped by major sets of methods and functions, the text describes new or improved as well as standard, procedures. This collection of contributions from leading figures in the field covers parabolic systems, hyperbolic systems, integral and integro-differential systems, Monte Carlo and perturbation methods, inverse problems and more.

Surveys the selection, design and operation of most of the industrially important separation processes. Discusses the underlying principles on which the processes are based, and provides illustrative examples of the use of the processes in a modern context. Features thorough treatment of newer separation processes based on membranes, adsorption, chromatography, ion exchange, and chemical complexation. Includes a review of historically important separation processes such as distillation, absorption, extraction, leaching, and crystallization and considers these techniques in light of recent developments affecting them.

Containing entries from 80 leading global experts, presents the most current information on all stages in the adhesive process, including the selection, formulation, manufacturing, testing, and use of adhesives and sealants. The most recent developments in polyurethane and isocyanate based adhesives, nonsilicone coupling agents, cyanoacrylate adhesives, anaerobic adhesives, adhesives in the aerospace industry, and robotics in adhesive applications.

Presents a comprehensive, accessible and readily usable reference to the necessary formulations, numerical schemes, and innovative solution techniques for solving problems of heat and mass transfer and related fluid flows.

Originally published in the USSR, Handbook of Reliability Engineering set the standard for the reliability testing of technical systems for nearly three generations of applied scientists and engineers. Authored by a group of prominent Soviet specialists in reliability, it provides professionals and students with the first comprehensive reference covering mathematical formulas and techniques for incorporating reliability into engineering designs and testing procedures for nearly three decades.
Divided into three major parts, the Handbook details reliability fundamentals, examines common reliability problems and solutions, provides a collection of computation formulas and illustrates practical applications of the methods discussed in twenty-four self-contained chapters.